Perfect strangers will help you in moments of need. The Route of Santiago de Compostela is an extensive interconnected network of pilgrimage routes in Spain whose ultimate destination is the tomb of the Apostle. "You can always find company if you want it and also have solitude when you need it, the kindness of strangers is alive and well on the Camino. So often, we are discouraged from traveling alone," says Carol Guttery, a travel writer who has trekked parts of the Camino in both 20. "The Camino is a perfect solo travel experience, particularly for women. "There are ways to modify the Camino you, whether that is carrying less and sending your bags ahead or using walking aids."įifty-one percent of people who walk el Camino de Santiago in 2019 were women, and it's a popular solo travel experience. Elliot, who walked 100 kilometers of el Camino Frances from Sarria to Santiago. "It can be done, even if you have physical or mental disabilities," says Roxi J. Eighty-two people traveled by wheelchair, an impressive feat that proves that anyone is capable of making the pilgrimage if they choose to. In 2019, nearly 350,000 people traversed at least a portion of el Camino de Santiago, according to the official register of visitors in Santiago de Compostela, and nearly 94 percent of those people walked (the next most common form of transit was cycling, which accounted for 5 percent). When I first arrived at Santiago de Compostela, my professor brought my classmates and I. Many restaurants even offer a set multiple-course "pilgrim's menu." Because most of the walking is done near towns, finding food to eat is easy. On the trip, people often stay in albergues (cheap hostels specifically for pilgrims) or camp out, but guesthouses and hotels are also available. You should collect stamps in your "pilgrim's passport" along the way to show you did walk the journey. This signifies completion of the pilgrimage. However, you do have to walk the last 62 miles (100 kilometers) or bike the last 124 miles (200 kilometers) into Santiago de Compostela to get your Compostela pilgrim certificate. Some people choose to walk the Camino just for a week, while others might walk for months, or in short stages over years. Another common route is el Camino Portugués, the Portuguese Way, which begins in Lisbon and traverses 385 miles (almost 620 kilometers) north across Portugal to northwest Spain.
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